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Apple is working on new Mac Pros with a modular design that can fit high-end CPUs/GPUs and Apple-branded pro displays, but they will not ship this year — Let's not beat around the bush. I have great news to share: — Apple is currently hard at work on a “completely rethought” Mac Pro …
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| John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed: |
Apple will ship new iMacs later this year, including configurations targeted at the pro market; Phil Schiller confirms they will not feature a touchscreen — Apple's expected update to its iMac line will arrive later this year with some previously unexpected additions: pro models.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple updates Mac Pro: $2.9K model goes from 4 to 6-core Xeon CPU, AMD G300 GPUs to G500 GPUs; $3.9K model goes from 6 to 8-core CPU, D500 GPUs to D800 GPUs — Apple today introduced spec-bumped versions of the current Mac Pro and revealed that it is working on a “completely rethought” … | Business Insider: |
AOL and Yahoo will be renamed Oath after the Verizon deal closes — When Verizon merges Yahoo with AOL after its acquisition of Yahoo closes, the newly created division will get a new name. — That new name is Oath, sources tell Business Insider. — In a deal that was announced in July …
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Sources: Marissa Mayer will not be part of Verizon's AOL-Yahoo combined company Oath, which will be led by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong — The Yahoo CEO is on her way out, say sources, which is really no surprise. — According to sources, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will not be continuing …
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| Jing Cao / Bloomberg: |
New H-1B guidelines issued, requiring that computer programmers applying for the visa prove their jobs are complex and require advanced knowledge — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services department issued a memorandum that makes it harder for companies to bring foreign technology workers …
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
White House confirms Trump has signed bill into law that allows ISPs to sell customers' browsing history without user permission — Internet providers will not have to ask permission before sharing sensitive data with advertisers. — President Donald Trump on Monday officially hit …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Intel Security spins out as independent company McAfee at a valuation of $4.2B, with Intel retaining a 49% stake and private equity firm TPG owning 51% — Intel has followed through on its pledge to divest itself of its Intel Security division, which it acquired for $7.68 billion in 2010.
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| Jamie Rosenberg / Google: |
Google announces PAX, an Android patent licensing initiative that's free to join, with Samsung, LG, Foxconn, others participating with total of 230K+ patents — In Latin, the word pax means “peace.” In the world of intellectual property, patent peace often coincides with innovation and healthy competition that benefit consumers.| Kate Conger / TechCrunch: |
Waymo-Uber suit: Google says former exec Anthony Levandowski worked on competing projects before leaving, reveals he made over $120M in incentive pay at Google — Newly-released documents from Google's October arbitration against Anthony Levandowski, one of the leads of its self-driving car project …
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| Sam Thielman / The Guardian: |
After accidents, Tesla has selectively released driver data logs to media that even drivers can't access, raising concerns over privacy, incomplete storytelling — The luxury car maker is quick to divulge data to suggest its technology was not responsible for crashes but refuses to let drivers themselves see the data logs
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COO Anthony Noto says Twitter is seeking deals with pay-TV companies to let subscribers watch live channels in Twitter app — Twitter is seeking to ink deals with pay-TV companies that would let subscribers watch live channels over the social network as part of a major video push.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook tests a second News Feed, marked with a rocket ship icon, filled with posts from sources you haven't yet liked — Facebook's launch of Stories may be the social network's big news of the week, but some Facebook users have spotted another addition, and are thoroughly confused.
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| Mike Masnick / The Verge: |
How a new bill that seeks to make the Register of Copyright a president-appointed position would end a 120-year status quo and benefit the RIAA, MPAA — A new bill undoes over 100 years of history — On March 23, Reps. Bob Goodlatte and John Conyers introduced a controversial bipartisan bill … Sponsor Posts
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